State police are investigating a homicide in the village of Catskill

24 August 2021
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
 Major Paul M. DeQuarto
 Troop F Commander
PRESS RELEASE

On Sunday August 22, 2021 at approximately 1:27 a.m., the Village of Catskill Police were dispatched to the area of 31 Summit Ave in the village of Catskill for a reported assault with injuries.  Patrols arrived and located two male victims; one victim was transported to Albany Medical Center with a stab wound to his back.  The second victim, 28-year-old Adam White of Catskill, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.  Investigation by New York State Police, the Village of Catskill Police Department, and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the Arrest of 30-year-old Michael J. White of Catskill for Murder Second Degree, a Class A Felony, Assault First Degree, a Class B Felony, and Tampering with Physical Evidence, a Class E Felony.  White was arraigned in the Town of Catskill Court and remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail.  An investigation is ongoing with charges pending against an additional defendant.  During the course of the investigation 37-year-old Jennifer Hall of Catskill was charged with Hindering Prosecution, a Class E Felony.  Hall was released on appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Catskill Court.

Author: Harlem Valley News